So she should turn down these offers? It's not like she withdrew from a tournament this week to go talk to Ellen. Her net worth has probably quadrupled over the past week. This is terrific exposure for both her and the sport. I don't see why she should be criticized for this.

Because it's highly unlikely that she will bag a ton of quality/top 10 wins over the next few months. Most people hearing about her beating Serena didn't even see the match and don't know the circumstances under which Sloane was able to defend her and therefore have high and unrealistic expectations in her. The more talk their is about the (little, let's be honest) success she's had thus far, the more is expected of her and the more will they rip into her or just call her results "disappointing" if she doesn't life up to her hype. Which she won't (yet).

Because it's highly unlikely that she will bag a ton of quality/top 10 wins over the next few months. Most people hearing about her beating Serena didn't even see the match and don't know the circumstances under which Sloane was able to defend her and therefore have high and unrealistic expectations in her. The more talk their is about the (little, let's be honest) success she's had thus far, the more is expected of her and the more will they rip into her or just call her results "disappointing" if she doesn't life up to her hype. Which she won't (yet).

Ellen was telling Sloane In about why that Serena does that com on ,,you have to hear Ellen say to Sloane do you think it's her Serena telling herself come on! Ellen likes Serena and Sloane knew what Ellen meant!Sloane got real quite.There was know shade throw on Serena,please stop the crap!!

(1)A lot is being made of the record Serena has vs Sharapova. It is being used as THE reason she will win again lol. Good thing we have players like Tomas Berdych (who had an even worse record vs Nadal) to remind us of the fallacy of this nonsense logic.
(2)You stans may as well sleep well tonight because tomorrow the a replay of Lucie's winning moment over and over again will haunt your dreams for weeks to come
(3)The stars have aligned perfectly for the upset of the 21st century. All the best Garbine
(4) There is no path to victory for Williams.Keys wins in straight easy sets.

Ellen was telling Sloane In about why that Serena does that com on ,,you have to hear Ellen say to Sloane do you think it's her Serena telling herself come on! Ellen likes Serena and Sloane knew what Ellen meant!Sloane got real quite.There was know shade throw on Serena,please stop the crap!!

Are you a native English speaker? Or is this some new slang I am yet to see online?

Anyway, I hope Sloane will use the media attention in a healthy way- eventually bringing more attention to American female tennis, and just enjoying herself.

Who won the first Williams major? Who beat more top 10 players faster than anybody ever has and ever will? Who had the fastest rise into the top 10 ever? Cut the crap.

But he's right in a way, Venus made Serena. Venus is the older sister. She paved the way. Serena wanted to be everything Venus was and ordered the same food as her at restaurants. If Venus had stopped tennis at 15 to work at KFC, Serena would have done the same.

Tennis-fan since 2001 Serena-fan since 2001
Don't hate the player hate the game.

But he's right in a way, Venus made Serena. Venus is the older sister. She paved the way. Serena wanted to be everything Venus was and ordered the same food as her at restaurants. If Venus had stopped tennis at 15 to work at KFC, Serena would have done the same.

Serena made both Venus & Sharapova ...Venus was inspired by Serena's 1st grand slam, winning her 1st the year after ...Sharapova's entry to the big stage was at Wimbledon after defeating a favored Serena

Sloane Stephens won't be next Serena , but she will be top 10 player for sure... and an admired by public with a number of endorsement contracts top 10 player. She is preety, nice, easy-going, already decent tennis player who can compete vs best players.... Great potential for a new star....

by the way her current record at GS tournaments SF, 4R, 3R, 3R .....it's pretty impressive nowadays as most of current top players haven't reached Semis at Major at that age

Stephens had an opportunity to appear in the press. Why bash her for it? It would be silly not to take the offers. She has plenty of time to back up her ranking. Not only are players trying to be the best in the sport, but they're also trying to make money. I'm sure her agent/publicist are going to work her AO SF for all it's worth I'm a fan of Sloane but I'm just happy any time a tennis player appears on a big show in the US. Tennis needs any extra boast it can get in this country.